Retroday Pfäffikon 2023: The legendary photo shoot.
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Martin Schempp flies Classicpattern Komet
Reutlingen, Oktober 2024, Martin Schempp fliegt unseren Bertolani Komet
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Christian Wolf flies ‚Pico 5‘
Boeblingen, 2024: 1st Kurt Bauerheim RC1 Vintage Meeting: Christian Wolf flies the original ‘Pico 5’ successfully flown by Bavarian competition pilot Franz Mayr during the […]
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Martin Schempp fly his Admiral
Seen at the FMSC Reutlingen airfield: Martin Schempp flies his Admiral
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Jean-Claude Spillmann fly Curare
Pfaeffikon, July 2023, Retroday: At this event we met our Swiss collector colleague Nello Nero. He had brought a few of his collector’s items with […]
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15. F3A WC 1987 France
The year is 1987 – what a luck. The Australian participant, Chris White, and the Finn Ahti Yliriesto provided us with great photos. Ahti also […]
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2. F3A Hohenzollerncup 1984 in Hechingen
On 26-27 May 1984, 23 pilots from six nations met at the MFC Hechingen for the second international Hohenzollern Cup. The new F3A manoeuvre program […]
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T.O.C. 1988
DATELINE, LAS VEGAS, Nevada, November 10-13, 1988: The ninth edition of the International Tournament of Champions took place under the benevolent aegis of Circus Circus […]
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Stuyvesant Squadron story
In the early 80s, the synchronized flight squadron suddenly appeared. Sponsored by the tobacco company Reemtsma. The Stuyvesant squadron. It had never happened before: a […]
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T.O.C. 1994
The world’s best Aerobatic pilots compete for the largest purse! Norm Staub, an employee of the American model magazine Model Airplane News, was on site […]
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T.O.C. 1978
1978, the next T.O.C. competition, sponsored by the Circis Circus Hotel in Las Vegas. The ‘Model Airplane News’ original report is available on the following […]
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14, F3A WC 1985 Netherland
Here is the report of the 14th F3A RC Aerobatic World Championship in Flevohof / Netherlands. Howard Crispin documented the report for the AMA magazine […]
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13, F3A WC 1983 USA
Hanno Prettner (Austria) won the 13th World Championships for Radio Control aerobatic model aircraft in Pensacola, FL an October 10-15.
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12, F3A WC 1981 Mexico
This report is about the F3A World Championship in Acapulco, Mexico. Thanks to Phil Stevens and Gerard Werion for the great photos. It’s photos like […]
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11, 1979 F3A WC South Africa
Many thanks to the South African Len Salter for this terrific report, many thanks also to Phil Stevens and Gerard Werion for the unique photos.
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10, F3A WC 1977 USA
1977 was the year of aerobatic competitions. First Bill Bennet invited us to the Circus Circus in Las Vegas, and then the 10th F3A World […]
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Martin Schempp`s Admiral
Thursday, October 17, 2024, 3:00 p.m.: Call from Martin Schempp, hi Dieter, would you like to photograph my ‘new’ Admiral? I’ll be at the airfield, […]
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1st RC-1 Kurt Bauerheim memorial meeting 2024
The 1st RC-1 Kurt Bauerheim memorial meeting of the club MFV Böblingen is over. More than 20 aerobatic enthusiasts with 31 model airplanes came together […]
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A legend has passed away – Dieter Stukenbrock
A good friend is no longer with us! Yesterday I received the sad message from the board of the MFC Lemgo that my long-time friend […]
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Hanno Prettner`s Sensation
It’s finally finished, the Yoshioka ‘Sensation’ by Jens Machinek. He actually wanted to surprise us with this airplane at our RC1 meeting in Böblingen. However, […]
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Tobias Schulz`s Shamrock F3A pipe
Tobias Schulz developed his new F3A biplane Shamrock with his father Dr Eckhard Schulz for the 1989 F3A World Championship in Chesapeak, USA. He hoped […]
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T.O.C. 1977
Our long-time friend Günter Hoppe provided us with slides from the Circus Circus Tournament of Champions competition in Las Vegas. Thanks to the Model Airplane […]
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Werner Schweiker`s Ceres
Thomas Ott flies Werner Schweiker’s ‘Ceres’. The aeroplane was used successfully at the 1983 F3A World Championship in Pensacola / USA. Werner flew his ‘Ceres’ […]
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Wolfgang Matt`s Atlas
BY WOLFGANG MATT; TEXT BY RON CHIDGEY . . . continuing M.A.N.’s long-established tradition of publishing the World Champion aircraft; herewith we present the 1975 […]
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